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Surname
TELFORD
Forename
William
Day
04
Month
07
Year
1914
Age
43
Occupation
Deputy
Mine/Quarry Name
Towneley, Emma Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Stella Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Ryton
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased had been assisting another deputy in getting up some rails, and was returning outbye when he was killed by a fall of roof. The roof was of post, but it was fractured. The stone gave no warning at all so the rolleywayman said he was standing 2 yards away at the time. The examination by the responsible deputy was not, in all probability, thorough. Familiarity with a road often leads to neglect.